Nanticoke in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Walk of Honor September 11th Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2023

1. Walk of Honor September 11th Memorial Marker

Inscription.

This monument commemorates the 10th anniversary of the terrorists attacks upon the United States of America on September 11, 2001. This artifact from the World Trade Center in New York City stands in silent tribute to the victims, as well as to the heroes who rushed to their aid and made the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow Americans.

Artifacts recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001 courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and displayed in memory of the 2,752 victims, including:

343 New York City Firefighters

37 Port Authority Police Officers

23 New York City Police Officers

Dedicated September 11, 2011

Erected 2011 by Luzerne County Community College.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.

Location. 41° 11.51′ N, 75° 59.841′ W. Memorial is in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Walk of Honor Drive west of Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in

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this post office area: Nanticoke PA 18634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Luzerne County Community College Walk of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick (approx. half a mile away); Nanticoke (approx. half a mile away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pete Gray Wyshner (approx. 0.9 miles away); John S. Fine (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nanticoke.

Walk of Honor September 11th Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2023

2. Walk of Honor September 11th Memorial

Luzerne County Community College Walk of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2023

3. Luzerne County Community College Walk of Honor

9/11 Memorial in center background, distant between the flags

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.